Daniel Marr, Jr. Catholic Schools Scholarship Program – This past week the Club awarded a total of $100,000 in scholarship aid to 106 members attending Catholic elementary and middle schools as part of the Daniel Marr, Jr. Catholic Schools Scholarship program. This year marked the 24th year of the program which has now passed the $1 million mark in scholarship aid since its inception in 1992. We congratulate all of the awardees and their families on their selection and wish them the best in the current school year. For information on our education programming please contact Santi Dewa Ayu (sayu@bgcdorchester.org).
Arts Programming – The 4th floor of the McLaughlin Center houses all three core program areas that comprise our Arts Education programming, including our Music Clubhouse, Fine Arts Studio, and Media Arts programs. Our Fall enrichment classes will begin this week and include: Photography (3 levels), Sculpture, Music Lessons, BGCD Film Academy, Design 101, Beatmaking & Songwriting, Club News Team, Painting, Drumline, Short Films, Teen Arts, Step Squad, and much more. For more information on Music programs please contact Ayeisha Mathis (amathis@bgcdorchester.org). For information on the Media Arts program contact Sam Stockwell (sstockwell@bgcdorchester.org). For the Fine Arts program contact Jessica Hulslander (jhulslander@bgcdorchester.org).
All-Star Floor Hockey Teams – The Club will be sponsoring two teams in the NENEAPC league that will compete against Clubs in the region from October to December. There will be a Girls 14&U team and a Boys 13&U team. Ages are determined as of 9/1/15. Try-outs are currently taking place and regular season games will begin in late September. For more information please contact Bruce Seals (bseals@bgcdorchester.org).
